Workshops

Photoraph by David Levene

Workshop and Teaching Experience

I have worked with a very wide variety of groups of people in demanding situations to inspire them to produce artwork. For their enjoyment, personal development and education.

Women Against Domestic Violence

2012 ran workshops for women whose health has been affected by domestic violence at the 170 Community project

The Guardian's Big Draw

Invited to contribute to The Guardian's Big Draw event 2002 to 2012. I worked with readers and their children to produce drawings inspired by my own artwork. As a part of the Big Draw's national, annual campaign to encourage everybody in the country to draw.

Big Arts Week

2004 Worked with the children of Evline Lowe School in Southwark to produce banners for their school carnival.

2005 Did artwork with patients in the Evelina Hospital School within in Guy’s and St Thomas' Hospitals. In both the adolescent, psychiatric unit and the children’s wards. Produced large group paintings exhibited at the Open day for the new Evelina Children’s Hospital.

Sure Start

Running artworks workshops for children at the Café Gallery Projects, Southwark and the Livesey Museum for Sure Start. The government scheme to help children under five in deprived areas of the country 2003.

Peckham Eye Project

Children visited Peckham Library to see my work and discuss it with me. At a later date I went into the schools and got the children to produce images inspired by their visit 2001-2.

Taught art therapy on a multi cultural counselling course for Women, 1992-94 for Women's Training Link. An organsation which trains women who are for various reasons disadvantaged in the work place.

Art Teacher at Shelly's School for children with severe learning difficulties 1990-91.

Art Therapist at St Luke's Alcohol Treatment Centre 1990-91.

Teaching Assistant New Mexico State University 1978-80.